San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-04-04
ART EXHIBITION NOTES.


The Art exhibition has drawn out
more fashionable exclusives than has
any event that has ever taken place in
this city.
TO n looker-on In Gotham II is anus
ing to notice the different ways In which
people take In the exhibit. Some come
In, make detour of the gallery in about
five minutes, and depart. Others pass
hours studying the pictures. comparing
this with that, and lingeringly depart
only to return and repeat the process
next day.
Many of the most intellectual and cul-
tivated residents of the city have been
almost daily attendants. and the strang-
ers In the city have not withheld their
presence or their generous encourage
ment.
The hanging committee have been
most sOundly abused by those people
who believe that their pictures ought TO
have had the best place, and that their
work was not only perfect, but above
criticism. more able and competent
committee never served an exhibition.
They knew no personality, used their
best judgment, and only passed much,
that they would have felt it their duty
to reject, In justice to themselves and
the good name OF the club, because Ii
was a first exhibition. Next year the
standard will be raised much higher and
everything unworthy will be marked re-
jected, II the club has only fifteen good
pieces to exhibit.
Here is nut for the Sorosis to:craok-
To San Antonio, Texas, belongs the
credit of the first Fine Art Exhibition
ever given by women exclusively. The
Decorative Art societies are managed by
women, but Of fine arts San Antonio
ladies take the lead.
Everyone pays willing tribute of
praise to the work OF Miss Dodge, es-
pecially to the ideal face of a sweet lit
tie girl, on porcelain. Had this piece
been entered for competition it would
have carried off the honors, for 1t is with
out question the best thing on exhibit
ton.
MIR. John Beckman has two pencil
drawings on exhibition that are worth
critical examination. They are OF a
very high order of merit and took the
award for such work from professional
exhibitions at previous exhibition. Mr..
Beckman will enter the lists for medal
iltAb ltdls II uOtb, OthCIo w III udNO
to do their best If they would not have
him to carry off the honOrs.
1t is very much to be regretted that
there was so little pencil drawing on ex-
hibitiOD. The finer lines shown in this
department of work afford opportunity
for more delicate standings than orayOn
work and display defects more glaringly.
We hope to see good collection of pen
piI 1ra wing Mt the lSSS aYhihit
The needle work of Miss Ornealas Is
the most exquisite Of anything in this
line in the exhibit and is equal TO the
finest etching. 1t requires constant
practice and most excellent eyesight.
Ladies' should give this work special ex-
animation. 1t is a perfect poem from
the point of needle.
Miss l.. Vance shows her strength and
clear touches in painting the glass
pitcher OF water the tleur de liz are
placed in. All her work shows strong
feeling.
Miss Bella Belknap's drawing of the
dancing faun is well worth noting, rs il
is not copy as all the others are, except
Miss Sullenberger's-but Is drawn from
casts. In this work a copy is not made
OF some other artists Interpretation of
lights and shades, but these are studied
out as best young artists can.
Landscape No. l42, by Miss Fletcher,
is good. Its strength is in its simple
treatment. Miss Michelsen's would look
much better If 1t were treated in the
same way and not so spotty.
Miss Nolan's geraniums are credit
able piece of work.
Mrs. Chabot has the largest collection
nj tpdiutHnal hal nd %
her works have been much admired.
The collection of oil paintings sent in
by Mrs. VIM. Hearne have added much
to the exhibit, and would be acceptable
in any art collection.
There has been quite spirited COM
| petition for the possession Of Mr.. On
derdonk's fish, which have been SO
much and so Justly commended. The
ownership is not fully settled. even now.
Ii is only certain that they will remain
in San Antonio and that three figures
will be paid for them.
The exhibition will close on next
| Wednesday evening, at which time the
prizes will be awarded by the president
of the club MRS. DIR. Hahn to the sue
cessful exhibitors. There will be per-
feet rush that evening and those who
desire to examine the collection had
better take time by the forelock and
visit the gallery earlier.
A very clever piece Of workmanship
was placed on exhibition on Saturday.
1t Is miniature "ladies companion"
| made by Chas. G. Schoeler. The case ia
simply the shell of a cherry stone, pol
ished and artistically embellshed with
flowers. The stone WAS divided and has
been connected with hinges and spring
clasp; the interior is lined with velvet
and in their appointed space is pocket
knife, pair Of scissors, a thimble,
needle case, pin cushion and four
needles. The articles are all perfect and
disable, made from gold and steel, and
are the smallest of the kind In existence.
The cherry stone Is mounted upon a sil-
yer pedestal, there Is a small mirror at
the back, and the whole is enclosed IN a
| glass shade about the size of a mans
| finger. The companion" was exhibited
| in the New Orleans exhibition and was
| there highly commanded